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BRS general secretary RS Praveen Kumar expressed concern over rising crimes against minors in Telangana and questioned the government's handling of POCSO cases. He called for stronger awareness programmes, stricter action against offenders and greater focus on child safety measures

NCRB data for 2024 revealed that 99.9 per cent of suspects in POCSO cases in Telangana were known to the victims, including family members, neighbours and friends. More than 2,100 girls were recorded as victims of sexual crimes during the year

"The government accords the highest priority for ensuring safety and security of children and has undertaken various initiatives in this regard," said the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur in Lok Sabha

Sending proper questionnaire will help scientist conducting the test to understand specific need of the investigation officer and work accordingly,” DGP Anjani Kumar said at a State-level video conference

While 69 rape cases were recorded, 254 outrage modesty cases were reported.

Murders came down to 26 in 2020 from 45 in 2019, which was 42 per cent reduction

From the angle of road safety too, the city saw a dip with 237 persons being killed in road accidents as against 271 in 2019.

The panel also wanted to know from the police steps designed for rescue and rehabilitation of children who are victims of human trafficking.